Here’s Nick Anderson’s editorial cartoon dated April 14.
If it seems familiar to you, that’s because it’s oddly reminiscent of a Tom Toles’ editorial cartoon that appeared in the Washington Post back in January.
More on the Toles’ cartoon controversy here and here.
If Anderson’s cartoon is meant to pay homage to Toles’ cartoon, that really ought to be made much clearer.
UPDATE: In response to a couple of comments (from Laurence Simon and Rorschach) on his blog, Nick Anderson explains:
The cartoon is an obvious REFERENCE to the famous Toles cartoon. That’s why it says “after Toles” under my signature. I emailed him a sketch and final copy of the cartoon. Needless to say, he got a kick out of it.
-Nick Anderson
With my (obviously) failing eyesight, I can barely see that tiny little “after Toles” thing Anderson’s talking about.
You know, the reference is kinda in the spirit of Chron corrections — teensy weensy.
